Formerly:
Jacob

Nkayi, town (commune), southwestern Congo. It lies west of the capital, Brazzaville, and northeast of the port of Pointe-Noire, on the Brazzaville–Pointe-Noire railway; its airport has scheduled flights to both cities. Nkayi is the major sugar-producing centre in the Niari River valley agricultural region. It also has a flour mill, a sawmill, and plants that produce peanut (groundnut) oil and cattle feed. Pop. (2005 prelim.) 56,700.

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